Does anybody know why this won't work?
I converted an avi file to 3gp and put it on a server.
When WP7 browser loads it, it displays it in byte form instead of playing it.
Trying to figure out why the difference from m.youtube.com 3gp vids which do play on the phone.
alan93 said:
Does anybody know why this won't work?
I converted an avi file to 3gp and put it on a server.
When WP7 browser loads it, it displays it in byte form instead of playing it.
Trying to figure out why the difference from m.youtube.com 3gp vids which do play on the phone.
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Your server doesn't tell the right MIME type so it confuses the IE on WP7. You have to manually add the right MIME type for .3gp if your server doesn't support it out of the box.
Thanks, great answer.
I'm trying to use it with gnu MyServer on my computer and forgot about the MIMETypes.xml file.
I did add this though and now it starts to play but then I get a message that says "Can't play. Try again later".
So I guess I need to research it further.
Code:
<MIMETYPE>
<EXT>3gp</EXT>
<MIME>video/3gpp</MIME>
<CMD>SEND</CMD>
<MANAGER>NONE</MANAGER>
</MIMETYPE>
<MIMETYPE>
<EXT>3gp</EXT>
<MIME>audio/3gpp</MIME>
<CMD>SEND</CMD>
<MANAGER>NONE</MANAGER>
</MIMETYPE>
And the .3gp i'm trying to play is converted from an .avi. I wonder if that is the problem.
I suggest to try with a .wmv file instead, but if you really want/have to use 3gp, you may need to use different settings for the file, like width and height. I don't know much about 3gp files but there may be some variations, one can use different codec than the others.
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I have ripped movies from dvds and converted them to mp4 (320 X 240). I then added them to my storage card through windows media player. When I play the movie on my phone using wmp or tcmp, the audio is good but the video is choppy and blurry.
Can anyone please give me advice or point me to a source that may help.
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Ron1455 said:
I have ripped movies from dvds and converted them to mp4 (320 X 240). I then added them to my storage card through windows media player. When I play the movie on my phone using wmp or tcmp, the audio is good but the video is choppy and blurry.
Can anyone please give me advice or point me to a source that may help.
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Buy DVD Wizard
satru said:
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You need DVD wizard............!
I use Clone DVD mobile myself works great. Once you get it installed open it up and click on the + next to other devices. select windows smartphone click next, click the button next to DVD video files and browse to the dvd or Video_TS folder on your hard drive, do any editing there you want or not, click next, click next again, under resolution select 320x240, under enter file name to write click the button and browse to where you want to save the output file, under label put the name of the movie, under letterbox try the 3 settings to see which one you like best and hit go. When its done copy it over to your storage card on your phone with active sync explorer and use TCPMP player or Windows Media Player to watch the movie. The finished file size runs from 400mb to 650mb depending on the movie length. I was very impressed with the quality of the movies on my dash. I'll have to give DVD Wizard a try first I've heard about it. Anyways hope this helps.
Converting ripped DVD's to run on a Dash
Hi,
I tried the trial version of Clone DVD Mobile but got terribly out of sync audio/video also a lot of chunky replay. I wrote to their tech support and got pretty good responses from one of their staff, but the end result was that it didn't work. At first we blamed the retention of the original 29.97fps as too heavy for the Dash's meager processor, but even when I edited the ini file to transcode at 15fps the problem continued.
I have copy of Womble Mpeg Video Wizard DVD on my machine which I generally use for editing TV shows I have recorded to my hard drive before burning to DVD-RW's for watching in the living room.
I poked around with it and it would allow me to transcode the .Vob files to mp4 files for an iPod @ 15fps. That worked like a charm. then just number the files sequentially so they play in the right order.
Basically any video editor or transcoding software that will allow you to convert a .vob file (found by exploring the DVD) to an ipod format will work
Good luck
i havent converted one in a while but i use dvd fab decrypter 4 platinum. which has the option to rip file from dvd to mobile. Then if i want to stetch a widescreen image to it fills the whole screen, i use pocket divx encoder
BTW... there's also a dvd fab mobile edition thats available too!
http://www.dvdfab.com/dvd-fab-mobile.htm
Have not tried it but here's one
GAOTD is offering a free one today...
Not sure how well it is but worth a try.
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/xilisoft-dvd-ripper-ultimate/
Great DVD to movie converter: http://handbrake.fr/ and free!
CorePlayer plays my 368x208 H.264 PSP movies on my Dash. Great.
I tried putting a small video clip on my memory card. When I open it it plays like it's in slow motion, and it's really choppy. The audio for the clip plays in normal speed.
so a few questions...
Is there a best format of video files for my excalibur?
Is there mabey a player better than windows media player?
I hacked my psp a few years back. I was able to download full movies and watch them on it. I may be asking too much... but I'm wondering if it's possible to do this with my phone.
when I'm at work with my phone in my hand the ol' boss doesn't mind. Of course when I'm hanging on to a game system.... the **** hit's the fan!
Here you are a free bit of software that can recode videos http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html download link @ bottom there is lot's of speal...
I use A-One FLV to AVI but it's not free, there is alot of software that can do it.
I recomended SUPER as i know lots of peeps use it, so set the resolution 320x240 keep bitrate down on video larger it is larger output file, audio can be set to mono and again about 64kbit/s and still be fine, .mp4 is a good quality for Mobile video or for even more compression .3gp
Re: Player TCPMP "to which is free" or CorePlayer "the pay version"
I've tried downloading TCPMP. When I try installing it I get a message that the install package isn't designed for my device.
this is where I'm downloading it from.
http://tcpmp.en.softonic.com/pocketpc/download#pathbar
Is there a different version that I need to use?
oilspot said:
I've tried downloading TCPMP. When I try installing it I get a message that the install package isn't designed for my device.
this is where I'm downloading it from.
http://tcpmp.en.softonic.com/pocketpc/download#pathbar
Is there a different version that I need to use?
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Do a search on this forum know that one with all codecs was posted.
stylez said:
Do a search on this forum know that one with all codecs was posted.
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that did it... and here's where I found my answer.
thanks again!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=468853&highlight=tcpmp+download
tried playing a small avi. player says I need to mess with the settings. I'll see If I can get it figured out.
oilspot said:
that did it... and here's where I found my answer.
thanks again!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=468853&highlight=tcpmp+download
tried playing a small avi. player says I need to mess with the settings. I'll see If I can get it figured out.
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All you have to do is enable all file formats on your options
Related question... How do I watch the phone-recorded videos on my PC after I pull them over via ActiveSync? I tried converting them with Handbreak but they are not recognized as a compatible format.
dewey1973 said:
Related question... How do I watch the phone-recorded videos on my PC after I pull them over via ActiveSync? I tried converting them with Handbreak but they are not recognized as a compatible format.
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Try VLC Media Player you will want codecs CCCP is XP & Vista compatable "if you have any other codec packs installed then do not install"
well i actually wanted to start a mobile movie thread
like..i will be encodeing movies for mobiles..which will play without a hitch...and patches...
and uploading them on rapidshare or megaupload..
sooo what say??
what happens if you run out of battery in the middle of a movie, can you fastforward it afterwards and in an "easy" way? If it's possible, it depends on the video format, video player or both?
not possible on Android? .asf, .asx ? .mms protocol
coming from WinMo I was able to play these streams flawlessly. In internet explorer on the phone I would just click the link and it would open in my video player (being that Media Player ot TCPMP)
when I click a live video link on my EVO all I get is a pop-up to send a text message with that link.
I also tried few media players and I would open the url from within the player but I get and error that the file cannot be played.
anyone have any input regarding this?
I refuse to think it's impossible to do this on Android. it would be a major set back for me
please tell me I'm an idiot and there is an easy fix to my problem. appreciated
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695844
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PLESTIUC said:
not possible on Android? .asf, .asx ? .mms protocol
coming from WinMo I was able to play these streams flawlessly. In internet explorer on the phone I would just click the link and it would open in my video player (being that Media Player ot TCPMP)
when I click a live video link on my EVO all I get is a pop-up to send a text message with that link.
I also tried few media players and I would open the url from within the player but I get and error that the file cannot be played.
anyone have any input regarding this?
I refuse to think it's impossible to do this on Android. it would be a major set back for me
please tell me I'm an idiot and there is an easy fix to my problem. appreciated
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the problem is likely the codec used to encode the file. there is currently only one player (yxflash) that even purports to open up divx/xvid encoded files, and it sucks at it.
what you may try is the skyfire browser. it may be able to decode some of the things you want to watch server-side, then send you a viewable file on the fly.
Hi, I have been trying to get mirage beta to work streaming from an air video server. My sensation had no problems doing this, but the galaxy S2 simply will not play if I try to transcode the video files no matter which file I try. I tried to see if I could force some kind of settings by extracting the program out, but didn't see any configuration file that would be userful. Anyone know of a workaround?
have you tried encoding it with MKV?
AllGamer said:
have you tried encoding it with MKV?
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I have, but it is the transcoding portion that lets me stream my entire library without using space on the device that I am interested in. Although I would be interested to hear what video players people are using to play mkv on their G2s, especially if they have found a decent one that will display subtitles.
Hi everyone.
I am not able to reproduce local video files, using video tag of Html5 in an Android application, even developing an Android cross walk application, the video Html5 tag only works fine with videos located in a http server, with local files includes in the application only works in full screen mode, otherwise only the audio is played, the video is showed as a black screen.
I think the issue could be related to the Web browser for Android, I tested the application in the latest version of the chrome Mobile browser and the behaviour is exactly the same.
Anyone know how to solve this issue?
By the way, the Android version where I am trying is 4.1
Thanks a lot in advance.
Regards
David
the issue is not with browser.its with the video. i too had the same issue when playing mp4 videos locally in webview. i tried different versions/ encoders when converting video and it worked without any code changes. just try converting the mp4 to different encoder or better try with a 3gp format. it will work
Thanks si much, I did some tests just related to you mean, but it doesn't work for me, may be if you could me the encoder, format, bitrate, etc. I will able to solve as you did.
Do you remember the combination you used.
Thanks a lot
Regards
David
I was able to execute correctly the app in other device, with mp4 and with webM video format, but in the initial device doesn't work fine, there, the video only works in full screen mode or if the video is located in Internet, if the video is located locally it only is reproduced if I tap the full screen icon of the Html5 video tag controls.
For this reason, I am not sure that the problem is related to the video, but with the Web browser, or may be with the device, the app works fine in other device with Android 4.2 and Android 4.4.
Any idea about how to try to solve for Android 4.1?
Thanks a lot in advance.
Regards
David
The problem is that the local files have "file://" protocol so they can't be played by just using the video tag, you need to use a video cordova plugin like:
https://github.com/moust/cordova-plugin-videoplayer
https://github.com/nchutchind/Streaming-Media-Cordova-Plugin
Hope I helped
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I would suggest checking that the local file exists.
Perhaps a popup-box or console log that displays the url, and manually navigate to the URL.
This is almost always the issue for me -- other than file corruption it's self.